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Former NHS chief says change of prime minister will not cause disruption

Other recipients included Anne Reid CBE, Katherine Sciver-Brunt OBE and Georgia Stanway MBE.

Evening Standard · Jun 23

Idris Elba knighted in new year honours list also featuring Torvill and Dean

Meera Syal also made dame while England women’s football and rugby winners feature prominently

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Idris Elba and Lionesses lead new year honours list as more than 1,100 recognised

From champions of sports and the arts to foster carers, health workers and supporters of young people, a total of 1,157 recipients, from every part of the UK, have been awarded

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025

Streeting’s ‘shock’ at scale of NHS struggles inspires big political gamble

Health secretary consistently rejected notion of axing NHS England on the basis of legal challenge he must now tackle

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer

NHS England is a public body delivering services with taxpayers’ money.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Why has NHS England been abolished and what does it mean for patients?

We look at what the organisation does, after Keir Starmer’s attack on ‘two layers of bureaucracy’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures

The health secretary will shrink NHS England’s workforce to save money and avoid ‘duplication’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

More NHS England bosses step down weeks after top doctor and CEO resign

Resignations comes within weeks of NHS’s top doctor and boss both announcing departures

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Thousands of NHS England jobs at risk in ‘radical reduction and reshaping’

Roles at the central NHS body could ‘decrease by around half’ under new interim chief executive Sir Jim Mackey

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

NHS shake-up could see central roles halved, say health officials

The news came as three more leaders are due to leave their posts amid major changes to the top of the NHS England team.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025